MONTREAL – Montreal Impact head coach Marco Schällibaum addressed the media for the first time on Friday concerning his ejection from a match last weekend in Kansas City, and he has a message: It’s not fair.

“First of all, I’m disappointed because I didn’t do anything,” Schällibaum told reporters. “In Europe, you can walk onto the field and talk with the referee. I calmly told him that [the foul] was outside the penalty box, that’s it. And it seems you can’t do that.

“It’s a pity that the people they punish can’t say anything. They decide in New York, I have to accept that and I don’t think it’s fair.”

Schällibaum denied the allegation and insisted he only squirted water in between the two teams’ benches, but still apologized in the following days, telling the media that he needed “to control my emotions.”

Because of the ejection last week, Schällibaum was watching from afar when mayhem followed the second half of the Impact’s 2-1 win. According to assistant coach Mauro Biello, who took over Schällibaum’s duties at half time, Sporting Kansas City head coach Peter Vermes refused to shake hands and had some choice words for the Impact bench after the match concluded.

Asked about the alleged accusations of classlessness, Schällibaum kept his thoughts largely to himself.

“That’s his opinion,” Schällibaum said. “We know that we’re well-educated and that we respect everyone. I think we’ve got class as well.”